Lawn Chair Larry Death. On july 2, 1982, he fastened 42 surplus balloons to a lawn chair and launched from his girlfriend’s san pedro home. A fictionalized version of larry walters’ story was the basis for the musical “the flight of the lawn chair man,” which played in philadelphia in 2000.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the marguerite ganoe memorial fund. An aussie becomes a national sensation when he lifts off in his deck chair tied to balloons. Air larry (larry walters flew a lawn chair attached to helium balloons to a height of 16,000 feet, into the jet lanes above los angeles;
With rhys ifans, miranda otto, justine clarke, rhys muldoon.
Attach the 42 helium weather balloons he had purchased at an army navy store to his trusty aluminum lawn chair. Graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Memorial contributions may be directed to the marguerite ganoe memorial fund. On july 2, 1982, he fastened 42 surplus balloons to a lawn chair and launched from his girlfriend’s san pedro home.